We Take Care Of Our Own

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Track 1 of Wrecking Ball, 2012.

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Credits

• Wrecking Ball (2012)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, banjo, piano, organ, drums, percussion, loops
  • Ron Aniello: guitar, bass, keyboards, piano, drums, loops, backing vocals
  • Lisa Lowell: backing vocals
  • Patti Scialfa: backing vocals
  • Soozie Tyrell: backing vocals
  • New York String Section
    • Rob Mathes (orchestration), Sandy Park (string contractor), Lisa Kim (concertmaster), Hyunju Lee (violin), Ann Lehmaan (violin), Elizabeth Lim-Dutton (violin), Joanna Maurer (violin), Annaliesa Place (violin), Fiona Simon (violin), Sharon Yamada (violin), Jungsun Yoo (violin), Karen Dreyfus (viola), Daniel Panner (viola), Robert Rinehart (viola), Mina Smith (cello), and Alan Stepansky (cello)

Performances

Performed live 127 times (not including snippet performances). 2016-06-22 Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark 2014-03-02 Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand 2014-02-11 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 2014-01-29 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, South Africa 2013-09-18 Espaço Das Américas, São Paulo, Brazil 2013-09-14 Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires, Argentina 2013-09-12 Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile 2013-07-28 Nowlan Park, Kilkenny, Ireland 2013-07-23 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales 2013-07-20 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland 2013-07-18 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork, Ireland 2013-07-16 Thomond Park, Limerick, Ireland 2013-07-13 Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium 2013-07-07 Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany 2013-06-18 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 2013-05-31 Stadio Euganeo, Padua, Italy 2013-05-28 AWD-Arena, Hannover, Germany 2013-05-23 Piazza Del Plebiscito, Naples, Italy 2013-05-16 Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning, Denmark 2013-05-14 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 2013-05-11 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden 2013-05-07 HK Areena, Turku, Finland 2013-05-04 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden 2013-05-03 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden 2013-04-30 Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway 2013-04-29 Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway 2013-03-31 Hanging Rock, Mt. Macedon, Victoria, Australia 2013-03-30 Hanging Rock, Mt. Macedon, Victoria, Australia 2013-03-27 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2013-03-26 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2013-03-22 Allphones Arena, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2013-03-14 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2013-02-08 Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA 2012-12-10 Palacio De Los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico 2012-12-06 Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, AZ 2012-12-04 Honda Center, Anaheim, CA 2012-11-30 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA 2012-11-28 Rose Garden, Portland, OR 2012-11-26 Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC 2012-11-19 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 2012-11-17 Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO 2012-11-15 CenturyLink Center, Omaha, NE 2012-11-12 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN 2012-11-11 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN 2012-11-08 Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY 2012-11-03 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY 2012-11-01 Bryce Jordan Center, Penn State University, University Park, PA 2012-10-31 Blue Cross Arena At The War Memorial, Rochester, NY 2012-10-27 Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum, Pittsburgh, PA 2012-10-27 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA 2012-10-25 XL Center, Hartford, CT 2012-10-23 nTelos Wireless Pavilion, Charlottesville, VA 2012-10-23 John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA 2012-10-21 Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, ON 2012-10-19 Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, ON 2012-10-18 Hilton Coliseum, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 2012-10-18 Cuyahoga Community College, Parma, OH 2012-09-22 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2012-09-21 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2012-09-19 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2012-09-08 Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL 2012-09-07 Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL 2012-09-03 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA 2012-09-02 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA 2012-08-29 Vernon Downs Raceway, Vernon, NY 2012-08-26 Magnetic Hill, Moncton, NB 2012-08-24 Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON 2012-08-18 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA 2012-08-15 Fenway Park, Boston, MA 2012-08-14 Fenway Park, Boston, MA 2012-07-31 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland 2012-07-28 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 2012-07-27 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 2012-07-24 Koengen, Bergen, Norway 2012-07-23 Koengen, Bergen, Norway 2012-07-21 Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway 2012-07-18 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 2012-07-17 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 2012-07-14 Hyde Park, London, England (Evening) 2012-07-12 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria 2012-07-11 Synot Tip Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 2012-07-09 Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland 2012-07-07 Festivalpladsen, Roskilde, Denmark 2012-07-05 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2012-07-04 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2012-06-24 Seaclose Park, Isle Of Wight, England 2012-06-22 Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England 2012-06-21 Stadium Of Light, Sunderland, England 2012-06-19 Park & Suites Arena, Montpellier, France 2012-06-17 Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain 2012-06-11 Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste, Italy 2012-06-10 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy 2012-06-07 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy 2012-06-03 Bela Vista Park, Lisbon, Portugal 2012-06-02 Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain 2012-05-30 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany 2012-05-28 Megaland, Landgraaf, The Netherlands 2012-05-27 Rheinenergiestadion, Cologne, Germany 2012-05-25 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany 2012-05-18 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain 2012-05-17 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain 2012-05-15 Estadio De Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain 2012-05-13 Estadio Olimpico De La Cartuja, Seville, Spain 2012-05-02 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ 2012-04-29 New Orleans Fair Grounds, New Orleans, LA 2012-04-27 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 2012-04-26 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 2012-04-24 HP Pavilion At San Jose, San Jose, CA 2012-04-17 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH 2012-04-16 Times Union Center, Albany, NY 2012-04-13 First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY 2012-04-12 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI 2012-04-09 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2012-04-06 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2012-04-04 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ 2012-04-03 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ 2012-04-01 Verizon Center, Washington, DC 2012-03-29 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA 2012-03-28 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA 2012-03-26 TD Garden, Boston, MA 2012-03-23 Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, FL 2012-03-19 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC 2012-03-18 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA 2012-03-15 Moody Theater, Austin, TX 2012-03-09 Apollo Theater, New York City, NY 2012-02-27 Rockefeller Center, GE Building, Studio 6B, New York City, NY 2012-02-12 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA

Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) Performed at 0 show(s) of 130 on the 2023-25 International Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 266 on the Springsteen On Broadway run. Performed at 0 show(s) of 14 on the Summer '17 Tour. Performed at 1 show(s) of 75 on the The River Tour 2016. Performed at 3 show(s) of 33 on the High Hopes Tour. Performed at 113 show(s) of 133 on the Wrecking Ball Tour. Performed at 10 known other show(s), plus 0 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Album

Released on Wrecking Ball (2012), Collection:1973–2012 (2013), The Essential (2015), and Best Of (2024).

Released as Live Download

Live versions are available on the following 14 official live downloads:

• 2016-06-22 Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark
• 2014-03-02 Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
• 2014-02-11 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
• 2014-01-29 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, South Africa
• 2013-07-23 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
• 2012-11-15 CenturyLink Center, Omaha, NE
• 2012-11-12 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN
• 2012-09-22 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
• 2012-08-15 Fenway Park, Boston, MA
• 2012-07-31 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland
• 2012-07-28 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
• 2012-07-05 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
• 2012-07-04 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
• 2012-03-09 Apollo Theater, New York City, NY

One of these recordings is also available on the playlist The Live Series: Songs From Around The World, Vol.2 (2024).

On The Tracks

WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN

3:53

WRECKING / ESSENTIAL: 2015 / BESTOF

Note: The first song written for Wrecking Ball and the first single from the album, "We Take Care Of Our Own" was released digitally on January 19, 2012. Features Springsteen on vocals, guitars, banjo, piano, organ, drums, percussion, and loops and Ron Aniello on some combination of guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, drums, and/or loops. Soozie Tyrell, Patti Scialfa and Lisa Lowell provide backing vocals. The New York Chamber Consort contribute strings.

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^{Studio Sessions: Wrecking Ball}

Lyrics

We Take Care Of Our Own

I been knocking on the door that holds the throne
I been looking for the map that leads me home
I been stumbling on good hearts turned to stone
The road of good intentions has gone dry as a bone
We take care of our own
We take care of our own
Wherever this flag's flown
We take care of our own

From Chicago to New Orleans, from the muscle to the bone
From the shotgun shack to the Superdome
There ain't no help, the cavalry stayed home
There ain't no one hearing the bugle blowin'
We take care of our own
We take care of our own
Wherever this flag's flown
We take care of our own

Where're the eyes, the eyes with the will to see
Where're the hearts that run over with mercy
Where's the love that has not forsaken me
Where's the work that set my hands, my soul free
Where's the spirit that'll reign, reign over me
Where's the promise from sea to the shining sea
Where's the promise from sea to the shining sea
Wherever this flag is flown
Wherever this flag is flown
Wherever this flag is flown

We take care of our own
We take care of our own
Wherever this flag's flown
We take care of our own
We take care of our own
We take care of our own
Wherever this flag's flown
We take care of our own

Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.

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